Supporting fixture



A. E. SPARROW SUPPORTING FIXTURE Filed March 25. 1927 Dec. 27', 1927.

INVENTOR /4E5P/1/PR0W BY .7mm c@ i ATTORNEYS CII Patented Dec. 27, 1927.

Ulvili'ED ST lytidfid?.

h li' l C lil PAThLN'i? liTI-UR IE. SFARRGW, OF CHlIC-LGO,` ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JAY C. j

CARTIER, OF CHICAGQILLINOS.

SUPPORTING FIXTURE.

Application led March 25, 192'?.

My invention relates to improvements in supporting fixtures, and it consists in the combinations,` constructions, and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a supporting lint-ure which has novel means tor holding day shades, night shades, curtains, drapes, valances, or the like.

it further object of my invention is to providea device ot the type described which may be rigidly held in place without the aid ot screws, nails, or other fastening means.

i further object of my invention is to provide a device ot the type described which has novel means tor holding rigidly the varous parts.

il further object of my invention is to provide a device ot the type described which may be used as a clothes rod.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following speciiication, and the novel vfeatures ot the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of my device as applied to a window frame,

Figure 2 is an enlarged section along the line .2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged section along the line 3--3 oit Figure 1,

Figure l is an enlarged section along the line 4nd of Figure 1, and

Figure 5 is an enlarged section along the line 5-5 of Figure 1: p

In carrying out my invention, I provide an inner tubular member 1 having a plurality or' aligned openings 2 therethrough. Outer tubular casings 3 and d are slidably disposed upon the inner tubular member 1. The tubular casing 3 is provided with a plurality otgrooves 5 which are equally spaced around the inner end thereof. A sleeve 6 having a plurality ot equally spaced tongue portions 7 receivable 1n the grooves 5 is disposed concentric with the inner tubular member 1 and provided with external threads 8. rk nut 9 is disposed upon the sleeve 6 and a adapted to be moved thereupon. lol-shaped retaining members 10 and 11 are adapted to entend through the openings 2 tor forming abutments 'for the sleeve 6 and the tubular casing li.

4Cupshaped members 12 and 13 are pro- Serial No. 178,273.

vided with resilient integral neck portions lli havingaligned slots cut therethrough. The neck portions 14: are receivable in the outer ends of the tubular casings 3 and f1 and resiliently held in place. Betaining and 13. The head portion 18 or" the bracket 16 is positioned between the cup-shaped member 12 and the adjacent end of the tu` bular casing 3. The head portion 19 ot the bracket 1'2" is disposed between the cup-shaped member 13 and the adjacent end ot the tubular casing t. Openings 21 and 22 are provided in the bracket 17. The bracket 16 is provided with an elongated slot 23 and an elongated opening` 2d. rlhe opening 21 ot the bracket 17 and the slot 23 of the bracket 16 are adapted to receive the ends ot a night shade, indicated generally at 25. The openings 22 and 24C are adapted to receive a curtain rod or the roller of a day shade, not shown.

The cup-shaped members 12 and 13 are provided with resilient walls 26 which taper inwardly. The walls 26 are provided with aligned slots 27 for receiving Varms 28. The arms 28 are bent outwardly at 29 forming abutting portions 30 for a purpose hereinafter described. rlhe arms 28 are again bent at right angles at 3l and are provided with arcuate-shaped recesses 32 for receiving curtain rods 32. Resilient friction pads 33 are forced Jfor a portion of their width into the cup-shaped members 12 and 13 until they abut against the arms 28.

From the foregoing description ot' the various parts ot the device, the operation thereo'tI may be readily understood. Let us assume that the various parts are assembled, as shown in Figure 1. ln applying the device to a window trame, the device is disposed in the desired location with the U- shaped members 10 and 11 removed. The tubular casings 3 and 11 are then moved with respect to the tubular member until `the friction pads 33 are in engagement with the inner Walls of the window trame indicated at Theil-shaped members 10 and 11 are then inserted into the openings adjacent the tubular casing l and the sleeve 6. The arms 28 are then moved so as to bring the abutting CIO portions 30 into engagement with the window frame. The nut 9 is then rotated upon the sleeve 6 and moved thereupon into engagement With the U-shaped retaining member 10. Bjr continuedrotationof the nut 9 upon the sleeve 6 toward the retainingmemher V10, the tubular casing 3, together with the sleeve 6, is forced in one direction, and the tubular member 10, together i with the tubular casing 4, is forced in the opposite direction, In this manner, the friction pads 33 are forced against the inner Wallsi of the Window `frame. This force also friction ally holds the brackets 16 `and '17 and the arms 28 against displacement dne to the frictionalcontact between the adjacent mem.n

bers. The engagement of the arms28 with the Window `frame aids in holding the'device against displacement` The night shade Q5, day shadei or curtains, not shown, together With the curtain rods 32', ma@T then be inserted in place.

It is obvious that by removing the brackets 16 and 17, together with the arms Q8, Athe` device may be readily positioned in a clothes closet,ior thelilre, and serve as a clothes rod,

I claim: l. Aridevice ofthe type described comprising a4 tubular memberhaving a. plurality` of i alignedl openings therein, tubular casings disposed upon each;` end of saidctubular member, cup-shaped members having slots therein, resilient. neck portions integral with said cup-shaped. members and receivable in said. tubular casings,retainingbraclets discentric with said tubular member, `U-shapedv retaining members disposed in theopenings 1n said tubular member, and a nut imprinted,

upon said sleevev and adapted te be moved into engagelinent with one of said U-shaped retaining members.- i e 2. rbdeviceef thetype described compris mg a tubularmember, tubular casmgsslidably disposed upon said tubular member, friction pads, means carried by saidtuliular casings for holding said frictionpads, means carried by'rsaid tnbniar member for moving said tubular casings with respect to each other, said means coinprisinga. sleeve dise posed concentric` with said tubular member, tongue portions integral with said sleeve,

one of said tubular easings having;grooves` therein to receive said tongue portions, retaining members disposed iin openings in said tabular member, and means disposed upon .said sleeve and adapted to be moved into engagement lwith one of said retaining members.

ARTHUR E. i SPARE 0W. 

